CRIME
50-Year-Old Spiritual Leader Of Bandits Nabbed In Niger
Police operatives have arrested a 50-year-old suspect, Umar Samaila, said to be the spiritual leader of bandits in parts of Niger State, as well as Nasarawa and Abuja. The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Minna, the state capital. He explained that the suspect was arrested on Saturday based on...
Lai Mohammed Dismisses Lagos #EndSARS Panel Report, Says No Massacre In Lekki
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, insisted that there was no “massacre” at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020. Mohammed, who also described the leaked report of the Lagos State panel as fake, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The nine-member panel had in its leaked report alleged that at least...
I Was Never Arrested, I Was Only Invited By EFCC — Fani-Kayode (Photos)
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to his reported arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, saying he was never arrested but only invited by the anti-graft agency. In his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, the APC chieftain also said officials of EFCC were polite and professional while dealing with him. He says he has been granted...
Anti-EndSARS Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Kenechukwu Okeke Is Dead
A Popular activist and anti-#EndSARS lawyer, Kenechukwu Okeke is Dead. Okeke became popular for suing celebrities such as Falz, Sam Adeyemi, Davido, Flavour, and others to court for leading the EndSARS protests in the country. A staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Okeke was gruesomely killed in the presence of his wife and daughter in in Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra State....
Police Arrest Kidnap Suspects In Abia, Recover Military Camouflage, Arms [Photos, Video]
Abia state police command has arrested six suspected kidnappers who terrorized the people of Abia and environs, ABN TV reports. Police Commissioner in the state, CP Janet Agbede while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Umuahia gave names of the suspects as Shalom Chijioke Timothy 32, Favour Samson 27, Uchemadu Charles 32, Ikenna Nwabekee 21, Chinyere Ochieze 22, and...
Court Frees Prophet Sotitobire
There was jubilation at the premises of the Court of Appeal in Akure by members of Sotitobire Praising Chapel as the church’s founder, Prophet Babatunde Alfa was set freed two years after he was taken into custody. Prophet Alfa and five other members of the church were arrested in 2019 over the mysterious disappearance of a 13-month-old boy, Gold Kolawole,...
Two Brothers Allegedly Involved In Rape Of A Minor In Enugu Arrested
Police have arrested and are investigating case of two brothers, Chima Nnamani and Michael Nnamani, for allegedly involvement in serial raping of a nine-year-old minor within Enugu community. The two brothers, who are from the same biological parents, hail and live within the Akpawfu community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer,...
Nigerian Pastor Reportedly Kills Wife, Commits Suicide
A middle aged man simply identified as Chikordi has allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife, Prophetess Chikordi. The deceased was the General Overseer of the Ancient of Days Healing Church, Umunede in Ika North East LGA of Delta State, it was learnt. ABN TV gathered Chikordi took his life by jumping into a well following the alleged murder. Details of the...
How 8 Children Were Discovered Dead In Lagos Parked Vehicle (Disturbing Photos)
Eight children were found dead on Saturday inside a vehicle parked in a community along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos. Residents told journalists the children who were between the ages of four and six years old had entered the Lexus SUV vehicle to play but mistakenly locked themselves inside and suffocated to death. The vehicle was parked in front of the...
Troops Rescue 20 Policemen Abducted By Terrorists
Twenty policemen abducted by terrorists during an attack on a police division at Buni Yadi have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, the Defence Headquarters has said. Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing reporters on ongoing military operations in the last two weeks, said the troops’ kinetic and non-kinetic operations have driven the terrorists...
